Form for a Charity to claim VAT relief
on products for people with disabilities.

Charities (including non-profit schools and educational institutions) who are buying a product that has been designed for people with disabilities (eg textHELP!) can avoid VAT if:

  1. the product is for use by an individual with a disability, or;
  2. if it is being bought with voluntary funds.
Please note: there is no relief for Post & Packaging, or for other products.

GOODS AND SERVICES FOR DISABLED PERSONS: ELIGIBILITY DECLARATION BY A CHARITY.

I (full name)**Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . POSITION in Charity . . . . . . . .

of Charity (Name - e.g. school) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(address) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Town & County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Post Code . . . . . . . . . . . .

declare that the Charity named above is receiving from iANSYST Ltd of Fen House, Fen Road, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 1UN
the following goods or services which are:

  1. **to be made available to a specific disabled person for domestic or their personal use; or
  2. **being bought with voluntary funds:

a copy of *TextHELP! Read and Write, *Claro Read, *Kurzweil 3000, *Reading Pen(Oxford Dictionary), *Co:Writer, *Write:OutLoud, *Penfriend, *other . . . . . . . . . . and a *computer to run it.

(*Ring the relevant product names. The product must have been specifically designed for people with disabilities) and I claim relief from value added tax under Group 12 of Schedule 8 to the Value Added Tax Act 1994.

(Signature) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Date) . . . . . .

**Delete words not applicable.

NOTE TO CUSTOMER:

If you are in any doubt as to whether you are eligible to receive goods or services zero rated for VAT you should consult VAT Notice 701/7 or seek advice from your local VAT office before signing the declaration.
Warning: Section 39.2. of the VAT Act 1983 provides for severe penalties for anyone who makes use of a document which they know to be false for the purposes of obtaining VAT relief.

Fax this signed form to 01223 42 66 44, or post it to:

iANSYST Ltd;
Fen House;
Fen Road;
CAMBRIDGE CB4 1UN.

This declaration is supplied by and Copyright © 2001 iANSYST Ltd. You may freely use it if you leave the copyright notice intact.